Posting messages to "linux.debian.user"?

Felix Karpfen · External Since: May 25, 2004 Posts: 38

I failed in a recent attempt to post a message to "linux.debian.user" via
my ISP's newsserver.

Instead I received an email telling me that I was not allowed to post to
the list, that my ISP's newsserver should not have accepted messages
posted to that list and inviting me to join the linux-gate mailing list.

So I joined the linux-gate mailing list.

Since my ISP's configuration of the newsgroup is unreliable, I tried
posting via "gmane.linux.debian.user. It failed. Gmane claimed that
there was no such list when I tried to post a message; it cheerfully
displays the messages sent by (authorised ?) posters.

Now what?

Felix Karpfen

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Peter D. · External Since: Dec 06, 2006 Posts: 71

on Tuesday 19 June 2007 07:17
in the Usenet newsgroup aus.computers.linux
Felix Karpfen wrote:

> I failed in a recent attempt to post a message to "linux.debian.user" via
> my ISP's newsserver.
>
> Instead I received an email telling me that I was not allowed to post to
> the list, that my ISP's newsserver should not have accepted messages
> posted to that list and inviting me to join the linux-gate mailing list.
>
> So I joined the linux-gate mailing list.
>
> Since my ISP's configuration of the newsgroup is unreliable, I tried
> posting via "gmane.linux.debian.user. It failed. Gmane claimed that
> there was no such list when I tried to post a message; it cheerfully
> displays the messages sent by (authorised ?) posters.
>
> Now what?

Talk to your ISP?

Try alt.os.linux.debian instead?

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Felix Karpfen · External Since: May 25, 2004 Posts: 38

On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:25:26 +1000, Peter D. wrote:

> on Tuesday 19 June 2007 07:17
> in the Usenet newsgroup aus.computers.linux Felix Karpfen wrote:
>
>> I failed in a recent attempt to post a message to "linux.debian.user"
>> via my ISP's newsserver.
>
> Talk to your ISP?

Problem was flagged. the ISP's answer will doubtless arrive in due course.
>
> Try alt.os.linux.debian instead?

Thank you. I will see what that shows next time that I am online (when
this reply will be sent).

However, I would still welcome information from a reader of this NG who
has succeeded in getting answers to messages posted to the
"linux.debian.user" list via a newsserver.

Given that the list gets 100-200 new posts every day and most of the
issues are well beyond my comprehension, I would prefer to "not subscribe"
to the list (and load my mailbox with hundreds of messages that I do not
understand).

Felix Karpfen

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